Johansson has missed the last 16 games with an upper-body injury but will play Monday vs. the Ducks. Johansson skated on the third line with Joel Eriksson Ek and Jordan Greenway in Sunday's practice, so look for him to skate there on Monday. Johansson has two goals and one assist in 11 games this season.
Matt Murray was a late scratch on Sunday night, so Gustavsson comes up, presumably to backup Joey Daccord on Monday. The Senators did not have an update on Murray's status this morning, so it's unclear how long Gustavsson will be with the team.
Petersen missed Wednesday's game after being added to the COVID-19 protocol list but was activated today, suggesting it was a false positive test. Troy Grosenick filled in admirably for Petersen vs. the Ducks, so it's unclear who will start Friday.
Hartman has missed the last five games with a lower-body injury but is set to return to the lineup on Friday. Hartman, who has three goals and six assists in 19 games this season, will centre the third line with Zach Parise and Kevin Fiala on his wings.
Tarasenko has had three shoulder surgeries in 28 months but appears ready to make his season debut on Saturday night. Tarasenko is expected to replace Nathan Walker in the lineup and skate on a line with Brayden Schenn and David Perron. The last time we saw Tarasenko, he had 10 points (3G / 7A) in 10 games.
Tarasenko skated on a line with Brayden Schenn in Friday’s practice, indicating that he’s getting very close to making his season debut. The Blues start a six-game road trip on Saturday in San Jose and it goes until Monday, March 8th, so look for Tarasenko to debut sometime in the next week.
